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POPULATION

URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION

The Federal census determines as urban population that of the
cities, towns and incorporated villages. The other centres of the
Province form the rural population. There is a possibility that the figures
of each census do not apply to the same urban Or rural localities as
several municipalities formerly recorded in the rural group may now
be incorporated into villages or towns. This may be verified by noting
the nmnber of villages in the three lnst censm:es; from 136 in 1901 and
160 in 1911, the number thereof became 251 in 1921.

a-Urban and Rural Population or 'he Province or Qllebec, according 10 each Census.
RA'l'fO PER 100
YEARS OF CENSUS
Rural 1 Tot~l Urban Rural
-1----1------1-----
1921 ...........•................. 1.038.12S 2,361.199 56.0 44.0
1911 ......•.............•........ 1.03".~)31 2.005.7761 48.2 51.8
1901. .. g94.~:;;1 l.1;48.89": 39,7 60.3
1891 ......•........•...... , . g,"8,S20 1.488.5;\;;1 33.5 66.4
:~î:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 1.047.92:1 1,359.027 22.8 77 .1
80.5
111.5
(1) The urb..n populotioo of 970.791 ~ven in the first volume of the Cenoua of 1911, ia reduoed to
966.842 by the tran.•rer of the population of ;\1aniW1\.ki, Martioville. Moi3ie, St. Bruno, SL Mo.rtio ..nd St.
Viocent. de Paul from tbe urbnn to the rum! oolurnn and bl' reacljuatment of superficies of the villageo of St.
Ann and St. Û<loeviève: 0100 bl' the Act of ExtcOilion of Bouodaries. 011912.
(2) Ao ooneeted in 1921.
In 1871, the rural gro\!pings amoullt-ed to 80 pel' cent of the whole
population, whereas in 1921 the proportion of persans living outside
the cities, t0wns and villages reached only 44 pel' cent of the whole.
We are obliged ta conclude that the peopling of the larger centres of
the Province of Quebec has been earried on at the expense of the country,
the immigration of agriculturists being illsufficient to counterbalance
the influx from the country to the towns. There is a notable decrease
in the rural population as compared to the urban for the period of 50
years ending in 1921.

!J-Disiribution of Urban Popnll1lion of ihe Province of QlIebec.
URI:Jâ.N POPULATION RATIO PllI' 100
URBAN LOCALlTŒS 1901 1911
......,..................... \):::~ 1921
Citi 612:1,:841 .J.37.319 40.48 31.40
Town... .. . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 181,895 207,272 106,319 7,70 10.33
VIlI..ge. (1) . '" . . . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . 185,854 129.786 10,427 7, ~ .47
1----1----------1-----1----
Totals, '" "._ ... , .,., 1.323,071 966.842 654,065 56,03 48.20
(1) Proviocial Stlltietica ioclmlecl ,~II"ges in the rural s.<lioo witb parisbes, township" and other
rur::d munieiprtiit.ies.

8th Ceoou. 01' Caoada, Bull.tin IX.